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Pakistani officer to lead New York Police

09-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW YORK/ KARACHI: Adeel Rana, Pakistani-American has become the first Muslim police officer to be appointed as a local precinct in the New York Police Department (NYPD) on 5th July. Fausto Pichardo, the NYPD Chief of Patrol, confirmed the appointment of Captain Adeel Rana as the …

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‘New American policy for international students’

09-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ KARACHI: The American government’s new rules for international students studying in the country will force tens of thousands of students to leave the country if their classes move online amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two of the country’s most elite universities, Harvard University …

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Death toll in Ethiopia violence hits 239

08-07-2020 ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to police. Pop star Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a hero to many Oromo who saw him as the voice …

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China opens security office in Hong Kong

08-07-2020 CITY OF VICTORIA/ BEIJING: China has opened an office to “safeguard national security” in Hong Kong, turning a hotel near a hotspot for pro-democracy protests and the annual vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown into its new headquarters. Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, called the …

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Australia hits 134 new cases as lockdown looms

08-07-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Victoria has confirmed 134 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as its borders were closed and it moved to impose a six-week lockdown in Melbourne. Australia’s coronavirus emergency cabinet is to consider limiting the number …

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China is ‘greatest threat’ to America: FBI

08-07-2020 WASHINGTON: The Director of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat” to the future of the America. Speaking to the Hudson Institute in Washington, Christopher Wray described a multi-pronged disruption campaign. He said China …

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